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TV: Broadway Cares L.A. 'Chess' Benefit

TV: Broadway Cares L.A. 'Chess' Benefit

by James Sims — September 15, 2007

Director and producer Brian Michael Purcell helms the one-night only benefit performance of 'Chess' along with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on September 17th at the Ford Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.

TV: In Los Angeles with Chad Kimball

TV: In Los Angeles with Chad Kimball

by James Sims — September 13, 2007

Chad Kimball has been making some beautiful sounds around Los Angeles thanks to his frequent appearances with Upright Cabaret, and will be featured in their One Night Stand's series September 14, 2007 at Mark's Restaurant, in his one-man show 'Obvious'.

TV: In Los Angeles with Rachel York

TV: In Los Angeles with Rachel York

by James Sims — September 4, 2007

Fresh off the national touring production of Lerner and Loewe's musical Camelot, self-professed character actress and singer Rachel York recently sat down with BroadwayWorld's James Sims in Los Angeles to discuss her past and future career in showbusiness and upcoming cabaret shows.

TV: Espinosa, Hilty Wrap Hollywood's Wicked Wednesdays

TV: Espinosa, Hilty Wrap Hollywood's Wicked Wednesdays

by James Sims — August 17, 2007

As the hot summer season draws to a close, Universal Studios, Hollywood wrapped up their 'Wicked Wednesday' series of live events on August 15, 2007 with performances by Eden Espinosa and Megan Hilty.

TV Exclusive: 'Avenue Q' Co-Creator Jeff Marx

TV Exclusive: 'Avenue Q' Co-Creator Jeff Marx

by James Sims — August 13, 2007

Following a recent Emmy Award nomination for his musical work on 'Scrubs,' composer Jeff Marx sat down in North Hollywood with BroadwayWorld's James Sims to discuss the first national tour of Avenue Q.

Monster Chat with 'Young Frankenstein's' Chris Fitzgerald

Monster Chat with 'Young Frankenstein's' Chris Fitzgerald

by James Sims — July 27, 2007

Sitting at a local Seattle coffee shop, Christopher Fitzgerald, along with his newborn baby, talked with BroadwayWorld's James Sims about his vaudeville like beginnings, leading to a role in the original Broadway cast of Wicked, and now as Igor in Young Frankenstein.

A Monster Chat with 'Young Frankenstein's' Fred Applegate

A Monster Chat with 'Young Frankenstein's' Fred Applegate

by James Sims — July 25, 2007

One of the Broadway's Young Frankenstein stars, Fred Applegate, who will play Inspector Kemp, recently spoke, in between rehearsals in Seattle, to BroadwayWorld's James Sims about the monster musical and his experiences working with Mel Brooks in The Producers.

TV: 'Hairspray' Los Angeles Red Carpet

TV: 'Hairspray' Los Angeles Red Carpet

by James Sims — July 19, 2007

Hollywood gave the red carpet treatment to New Line's 'Hairspray,' the latest Broadway to film musical adaptation from the producers of the award-winning movie 'Chicago,'with the West Coast premiere taking place in Westwood on July 10, 2007 and BroadwayWorld was there!

Webber, Ian and Marshall Dish on Grease

by James Sims — February 19, 2007

After last week's taping of NBC's 'Grease: You're the One That I Want,' I had the opportunity to sit down with judges David Ian, Kathleen Marshall and Andrew Lloyd Webber to get the dish on the casting series and what the future holds for this Broadway-bound production.

Jimmi Simpson Tackles Sorkin's Farnsworth

by James Sims — January 25, 2007

Simpson took time out of rehearsals to talk about his working with McAnuff again, having been in the La Jolla Playhouse production of Tartuffe in 2002, along with his experiences with Sorkin and his upcoming films set for release later this year.

Valarie Pettiford on Fosse, McAnuff and More

by James Sims — December 8, 2006

Valarie Pettiford, who was last seen on stage at the La Jolla Playhouse performing in Des McNauff's The Wiz, recently spent the evening in the historic lobby of the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, singing a handful of showtunes and standards.

Wicked Has Come to Los Angeles

by James Sims — October 31, 2006

Halloween came a day early at Universal Studios, Hollywood Monday as Broadway's smash hit Wicked flew into town announcing the upcoming cast of the Los Angeles sit-down production.


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